diff --git a/tests/test_methods.rs b/tests/test_methods.rs
index ec983842..872f3c0b 100644
--- a/tests/test_methods.rs
+++ b/tests/test_methods.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ struct MethArgs {
 #[pymethods]
 impl MethArgs {
 
+    #[args(test)]
+    fn get_optional(&self, test: Option<i32>) -> PyResult<i32> {
+        Ok(test.unwrap_or(10))
+    }
+
     #[args(test="10")]
     fn get_default(&self, test: i32) -> PyResult<i32> {
         Ok(test)
@@ -196,6 +201,8 @@ fn meth_args() {
     let py = gil.python();
     let inst = py.init(|t| MethArgs{token: t}).unwrap();
 
+    py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_optional() == 10");
+    py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_optional(100) == 100");
     py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_default() == 10");
     py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_default(100) == 100");
     py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_kwarg() == 10");
@@ -206,4 +213,4 @@ fn meth_args() {
     py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_kwargs(t=1,n=2) == [(), {'t': 1, 'n': 2}]");
     py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_kwargs(1,2,3,t=1,n=2) == [(1,2,3), {'t': 1, 'n': 2}]");
     // py_expect_exception!(py, inst, "inst.get_kwarg(100)", TypeError);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_module.rs b/tests/test_module.rs
index 66e24f94..086ab040 100644
--- a/tests/test_module.rs
+++ b/tests/test_module.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn test_module_with_functions() {
 
     let d = PyDict::new(py);
     d.set_item("module_with_functions", unsafe { PyObject::from_owned_ptr(py, PyInit_module_with_functions()) }).unwrap();
-    py.run("assert module_with_functions.__doc__.strip() == 'This module is implemented in Rust.'", None, Some(d)).unwrap();
+    py.run("assert module_with_functions.__doc__ == 'This module is implemented in Rust.'", None, Some(d)).unwrap();
     py.run("assert module_with_functions.sum_as_string(1, 2) == '3'", None, Some(d)).unwrap();
     py.run("assert module_with_functions.no_parameters() == 42", None, Some(d)).unwrap();
     py.run("assert module_with_functions.foo == 'bar'", None, Some(d)).unwrap();